On July 4, 2015, Confucius Institute at the Ateneo de Manila University organized a faculty meeting at its Makati campus, where a total of 34 teachers attended. The first section was allocated for the Teachers’ Training which was comprised of Teaching Principles, Teaching Grammar Demonstration, Teaching Vocabulary Demonstration and Class Activities Demonstration, which were conducted by Ms. Liu Xiaofang (ADMU CI Chinese Director), Ms. Yang Wenxia (Volunteer Teacher), and Ms. Guo Jin (Volunteer Teacher).
There were numerous interactions between the teachers, which created a pleasant and lively atmosphere. During the interaction, the teachers shared their experiences and difficulties in teaching. Ms. Liu Xiaofang (ADMU CI Chinese Director) raised the idea of Confucius Institute having its own WeChat public account for teachers to share their teaching experiences and answer some of the frequently asked questions.
Many teachers said that the training was very useful and practical, as well as very easy to comprehend.
The last section of the Teachers’ Training was allocated for the institute’s annual report as well as the basic rules and regulations which were headed by Mr. Cris Garcia (Coordinator) and Ms. Diana Dee (Coordinator).
At the end of the meeting, Dr. Ellen Palanca (ADMU CI Philippine Director) made a brief speech and summary of the training. She said that she is looking forward to the increase of high quality teachers with high-level professionalism as well as enhanced level of teaching.
